diff --git a/src/firebolt/__init__.py b/src/firebolt/__init__.py
index 7f33bc09736..78b00a3f1c9 100644
--- a/src/firebolt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/firebolt/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.16.2"
+__version__ = "1.0.0-a.1"